Alexander Klyushev (born 23 December 1983) is a Russian
strongman competitor and entrant to the
World's Strongest Man competition.
Early life and career
Klyushev was born and grew up in the north of Russia in the town of
Nyandoma in the
Archangelsk
Arkhangelsk (, ; rus, Арха́нгельск, p=ɐrˈxanɡʲɪlʲsk), also known in English as Archangel and Archangelsk, is a city and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina near i ...
region. He was a sportsman in childhood and when 12 years old started doing
judo. At 14 he discovered powerlifting. In 2002, he entered
Vladimir State University
Vladimir State University is a higher educational institution in Vladimir, Russia. It is currently recognized as the largest university in Vladimir Oblast
Vladimir Oblast (russian: Влади́мирская о́бласть, ''Vladimirskaya ...
to study history and received his degree in 2007. Due to his study he moved to
Vladimir and this turned out to be instrumental in his sporting life. He began training with
Serguey Ivanov, a coach of a number of world champion powerlifters. Under his tutelage, Klyushev became the junior World and European Champion and later became the senior European Champion. In 2006, he began to focus on strength athletics, termed power extreme, and in 2007 he took part in the all-Russian power extreme federation tournaments. He was included in the Russian national team which achieved second place in the
World's Strongest Nation 2008. In 2009, he became Russia's Strongest Man and was invited to compete at
The World's Strongest Man 2009.
He cites
Ivan Poddubny as his hero, because he was a legendary Russian wrestler, circus performer and one of the first Russian strongmen. He has also cited
as someone for whom he has deep admiration, believing him to be the "strongest man in the world".
Profile on WSM website
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Outside of sport
Alexander is a policeman, something he intends to continue to do when he has finished his strongman career.
General statistics
*Leg press max weight: 600 kg
*Bench press max weight: 280 kg
*Squat max: Dead lift max: 420 kg
References
External links
Official WebsiteOfficial Website for Russian Strongmen
1981 births
Living people
People from Nyandomsky District
Russian strength athletes
Sportspeople from Arkhangelsk Oblast
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